Obituaries

John L. Poor Royalston - John Lufkin Poor, 88, died peacefully at his home on Saturday evening, November 10, 2012.  Born in Danvers, Massachusetts March 18, 1924, one of two children born to Arthur K. Poor and Eva Mary, aka Eva May Abbie Sweetland, Poor, businessman and entrepreneur. Educated in the Danvers’ Public school system he went on to attend Tufts...

Donald S. Bastine Athol – Donald S. Bastine, 71, of 224 South Street, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.       Donald was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, November 23, 1942, the son of Adolphus and Lovina (Como) Bastine.  He attended Leominster schools and Sexton Trade School in Leominster.  He grew up in Leominster, later moving to Florida and...